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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5232 m/e 07/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 225
To Service During 07/1924
Withdrawal Mon 14/01/1963
Service Life 38 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1924
SED   Swansea East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 18/06/1960
     Withdrawn on 14/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 18/06/1960
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1924 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5232
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea East Dock (SED)    
13/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
14/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 5232    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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